More from Lancashire!

Boulsworth hill circuit from Laneshaw Bridge via Wycollar,  Atom Panoptican, & Trawden Forest.

11miles 2100ft

I parked at Ball Grove recreation area & picnic site with the very bright sun still low in the sky....

....and again....

....and again

Crossing the Colne Water river to reach....

.... the hamlet of  Wycollar in 'Bronte country'

Crossing the pack horse bridge to reach the ruins of Wycollar Hall, 'Ferndean Manor' of Jane Eyre fame.

'Ferndean Manor' again

"The manor-house of Ferndean was a building of considerable antiquity, moderate size, and no achitectural pretensions, deep buried in a wood"    (Jane Eyre)

Leaving Wycollar I climbed up to....

....the 'Atom' panoptican, one of 5 different panopticans in East Lancashire.....

.....I could see Boulsworth hill on the horizon from the climb

Boulsworth Hill again from inside the Atom!

The Atom with Pendle Hill on the horizon

Leaving the Atom I crossed Deep Clough and into the area known as The Forest of Trawden....

....and climbed to 'Weather Stones' on Boulsworth Hill.... before continuing across the summit to....

.....Lad Law trig point standing at the highest point 

1696ft

There are many of these rocky outcrops on the summit

On the descent I could see Coldwell upper & lower reservoirs

The descent continued down Trawden Brook....

....with plenty of bright spring flowers along the path

Passing the huge Winewall Jam Pan...

....and the Winewall spring

Finally arriving back at Ball Grove recreation area where a lovely cafe awaits!!!

This lovely spell of weather at the moment has afforded a great opportunity to enjoy the some delightful walking in my home county

 A Taste of East Lancashire!

Turton & Wayoh reservoirs with Cheetham Close & Turton Heights

10.5 miles 1250ft

Setting off on a circuit of  Turton reservoir

The path follows the waters edge for the complete circuit....

....including some small side pools

It was a lovely sunny morning right from the start

Crossing the inflow to the reservoir

A rather novel sulpture in the reservoir

I felt I could almost be in Lakeland except there were no high fells!....

.....but there was Turton Heights which I was climbing later in the walk

The Strawbury Duck pub in Entwistle, it is spelt 'bury'!

One of the many rail viaducts on the Bolton to Blackburn line above Wayoh reservoir

The village of Chapeltown

Crossing the dam at Wayoh reservoir

Passing through Turton Bottoms on the Witton Weavers Way path

Looking back into the valley as I climbed towards Turton Heights

A rather hazy Manchester skyline

The trig point Cheetham Close summit 1079ft....

....followed by a view to Winter Hill transmitters from Turton Heights 1125ft

Lunch time stop from the descent back to the reservoirs....

....and again

Finally any suggestions what this is called? I rather liked its contrast with a deep blue background.

I had originally planned to climb some of the  Borrowdale fells, however my car was being repaired after being hit in the side by another vehicle. I had only just collected a temporary replacement vehicle which was a brand new car. I thought I'd better stay closer to home until I got more used to it!

It turned out to be an excellent day's walking

 Black Combe via White Combe returning down Whitecombe beck

6.5miles 2000ft

When I arrived to park at Beckside Whicham, there was still cloud cover on Black Combe so I continued to the coast at Silecroft for a short walk along the beach

Black Combe as the cloud begins to rise from its summit....

....and again

Having returned to Whicham I started the climb to White Combe looking back to the coast

White Combe summit cairn 1368ft with Black Combe now clear of cloud behind

Black Combe screes from White Combe

Horse Back ridge (centre) as I walked round above White Combe screes....

.....continuing the now gentle climb to Black Combe summit

Looking out to the Cumbrian coast.... 

....and north into the west Cumbrian fells

Standing above the screes with Blackcombe beck below

Arriving at the summit trig point & shelter 1969ft

Looking across the river Duddon estuary

Starting the descent to Whitecombe beck...

....with the well named Blackcombe screes behind

Looking down Whitecombe beck to Whicham....

.....and back up the valley

Passing what was once Whicham mill on the side of the beck...

....and finally a look back at this rather attractive property!!

When I arrived here this morning with cloud on the fells I thought I might stay below the cloud and have a walk along the coast. However the cloud soon dispersed and this was a lovely walk with some great views of this interesting fell. It was not included in Wainwright's 214 fells but just in his outlying fells of Lakekand!